honorable mention
Lucia Minarova slovakia
title
Forgotten industry
Worker in the first portrait works in warehouse with leather. One of the tasks he performs is control of leather thickness as pictured in this image. Second worker works at a sewing production line. Her task is to sew various parts of the shoe upper together. Roughly 500 pairs of shoes go through her hands every day. Role of the third worker is to control quality of shoes uppers before they continue to the next step which is attachment of shoe sole.
Pictures were taken in Bosany, Slovakia in April 2018.
I completed my studies with the Photographic Institute in the UK. I am in love with light in its many forms and colours. I am fascinated by the ways it interacts with and changes our world. What I try to convey in my pictures is atmosphere and emotion. I love little details and seeing beauty in the most ordinary things and I am hugely inspired by textures and shapes of natural world. I live and work in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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entry description
History of Partizanske, Slovakia, and its surroundings is closely attached to shoe making industry, which was brought here by famous Tomas Bata. Today, very few people outside of the region know that even though most of the production ceased years ago, there are still some companies producing shoes. This photographic series looks at individuals who work in this industry.Worker in the first portrait works in warehouse with leather. One of the tasks he performs is control of leather thickness as pictured in this image. Second worker works at a sewing production line. Her task is to sew various parts of the shoe upper together. Roughly 500 pairs of shoes go through her hands every day. Role of the third worker is to control quality of shoes uppers before they continue to the next step which is attachment of shoe sole.
Pictures were taken in Bosany, Slovakia in April 2018.
about the photographer
Art has always been part of my life. While I studied and later on worked in other fields, art never went away and I realised it made me most happy. It then became my path.I completed my studies with the Photographic Institute in the UK. I am in love with light in its many forms and colours. I am fascinated by the ways it interacts with and changes our world. What I try to convey in my pictures is atmosphere and emotion. I love little details and seeing beauty in the most ordinary things and I am hugely inspired by textures and shapes of natural world. I live and work in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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